What’s News in Markets: Inflation Cools, Oil Refiners Push Stocks Up, Reddit Joins S&P 500

市场新闻看点:通胀降温,炼油商推高股价,Reddit加入标普500指数

WSJ What’s News

2026-08-15

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What’s the latest on inflation? And what’s pushing shares of old-school energy companies higher? Plus, why is Reddit joining the S&P 500? Host Shradha Dinesh discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Hey listeners, it's Saturday, August 15th.

  • I'm Shraddha Dinesh for The Wall Street Journal, and this is What's News in Markets,

  • our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

  • Let's get to it.

  • It was a big week for economic data.

  • The Labor Department reported that the annual inflation rate fell slightly in July, cooling to 3.4 percent,

  • while core prices rose by 2.5 percent over the past 12 months.

  • That reading essentially ties February's for the lowest recorded